Stamp-rack.



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PATENTED DEC. 3, 1907.` J.- P. OWENS. I .STAMP RACK.

APPLIUATION FILED P1:B za. 1907.

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STAMP-RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3, 1907.

Application led February 28| 1907. Serial No. 359.814,

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that l, JAMES POWELL OWENS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Veatherford, in the county of Parker and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Stamp-Rack, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention has reference to improvements in stam racks designed to support a number of or inary rubber stamps such as are used for dating, receipting, etc., and its object is to, produce a means for carrying the stamps so arranged that the stam s are readily accessible and may be inke and used without detaching them from the rack. For this pur ose there is provided a rotary carrier havlng radially-extensible, stamp-carrying members with an ink-pad in the path of the stamps carried by the rotary member, and means whereby any one of the stamps may be extended radially either for inlring or for impressing its imprint upon the paper or other article to be printed.

In order that the stam s may be readily applied to the ink-pad an to the paper to be printed, they are mounted upon stems controlled by springs confined in suitable tubes radially disposed about the rotary member so as to be brought into position for use and so that when moved in a direction to compress'the spring they may be radially extended sufliciently to reach the paper or other article to be rinted and when released Will be immediate y withdrawn to such an extent as to be out of the way.

The invention will be fully understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying draw-- ings forming part of this specification, in which,-

Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved stamp-carrying device; Fig. 2 is a side elevatin, partly in section and partly broken away of the same 5 and Fig. 3 is a detail longitudinal section of one of the stamp-carrying members.

1,- Referring to the drawings, there is shown a suitable base 1 which may be made heavy and solid enough to support the entire structure or may be arranged for attachment to a table top or any other point where it is desired to locate the same. Upon this base is erected a standard 2 at the up er end of which there is provided a laterally-projecting stud 3 upon which is mounted the hub 4 of a wheel provided with radial spokes 5 and a solid rim 6. This wheel is shown as of the bicycle pattern, but it will be understood that it may be of any shape or type so long as there is provided a peripheral means for attaching the parts to be described and a central support or axis upon which this eripheral means may be rotated. Attached) to the periphery of the wheel are a number of tubes 7, each formed at one end with a U-shaped clip 8 adapted to embrace the periphery 6 of the wheel and to be there held by a set-screw 9 in a manner which will be readily understood. l/Vithin each tube 7 there is centrally .disposed a rod 10 having at its inner end a head 11 and surrounded by a helical spring 12, bearing at one end against the head 11 and at the other end bearing against a ca 13 screwed on to the threaded outer end o the tube 7. The cap 13 is centrallyperforated for the passage of the rod 10, and this rod 10 carries at its outer end a clip 14 of the form usually employed for embracing the hand portion 15 of a rubber stamp 16.

Inside of the clip 14 the end of the rod 10 may be threaded and screwed into 'a base or block 17 to which the stamp 16 is directly attached. This latter structure is shown at the lower right-hand portion of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

The standard 2 may have a lateral perforation for the passage of a rod 18, held thereto in any adjusted position by a thumbnut 19, and this rod 18 is appropriately bent at its free end and there carries an inkingpad 20 arranged in the path of the circular series of rubber stamps 16.

Now, let it be assumed that the several clips 14 or rods 10, as the case may be, are provided with rubber stamps of various character. Any desired one of these stamps may be brought opposite the `ink-pad 2O by rotating the wheel upon its axis andthen this stamp may be brought into contact with the ink-pad 20 by suitably pulling out the rod 10 against the action of the spring 12, after which the stamp may be temporarily released to the action of the spring 12 so that the rod 10 is again withdrawn fully into the tube 7. The wheel is then further rotated until the stamp is in its lowermost position and immediately above the paper or article to be printed, located upon the support carrying the base 1. Now, by pulling downward on the stamp, against the action of the spring 12, it will be directed against the paper or other article to be printed and access.

the impression will be made thereon, after which the stamp may be released and the spring 12 will retractqthe rod or stem l0 to the full extent within the tube 7, or the stamp may be still grasped by the hand and a number of impressions may be made upon various papers or upon the same paper with occasional inking of the face of the stamp against the pad 20 by moving the stamp to the proper position for this purpose.

It will be seen that by this invention there is provided a compact and easily operated device for carrying a number of rubber stamps in convenient form and location for ready The character of each stamp may be indicated upon the part carrying the same, or each tube 7 may have some designating character and an index of the stamps may be provided adjacent to the device. In fact, any means of identifying the stamps may be used.

I claim l. A rubber stamp holder comprising a suitable base, a standard thereon, a rota table member carried by the standard, radially-disposed, tubular members carried by the rotatable member, headed rods within the tubular members, caps for said tubular members through which said rods extend, springs surrounding said rods within the tubular members between the headed ends of the rods and said caps, and carrying means for the rubber stamps on the outer ends of said rods beyond the tubular members.

2. A rubber stamp carrier comprising. a suitable support, a rotary member thereon, radially-disposed tubes on said rotary member, Ushaped clips engaging said rotary member and secured thereto by set-screws, centrally-perforated caps for the outer ends of said tubes, headed rods within said tubular members, springs surrounding the rods within the tubular members, and rubberstamp-holding means on the rods exterior to the tubular members.

A rubber stamp carrier comprising a suitable base, a standard thereon, a rotatable member carried by said standard, radially-disposed tubes carried by said rotatable member, extensible rods carried by said tubes, springs within the tubes tending to retract the rods therein, rubber stamp holders carried by the outer ends of said rods, and an ink-pad carried by said standard in the radial path of the rubber stamps carried by the holders therefor.

In testimony that I claim the Jforegoing as my own, I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES POWELL OWENS.

Witnesses:

M. B. YOUNG, J. C. ALsUP. 

